Figure Group
Formerly attributed to
Aaron Wood
(English, 1717 - 1785)
Dateca. 1740-1750
MediumStoneware with salt glaze
DimensionsOverall: 6 1/2 × 6 3/4 inches (16.51 × 17.15 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Burnap
Object number41-23/676
On View
On viewGallery Location
- 112
Collections
Gallery LabelPieces such as this figure group, sometimes called pew groups, and the bear Pot were made entirely by hand or embellished with hand-made ornament.
Both stoneware and salt glaze were introduced to England from Germany in the 17th century. Salt-glazed stoneware is created by adding common salt, a composition of sodium and chlorine, into the chamber of a hot kiln; the sodium acts as a melting agent and reacts with the clay's silica causing an orange-peel texture. First practiced in London, the medium spread to Staffordshire around 1720. Here, it reached its highest level of technological development and its most varied range of types and forms.
Both stoneware and salt glaze were introduced to England from Germany in the 17th century. Salt-glazed stoneware is created by adding common salt, a composition of sodium and chlorine, into the chamber of a hot kiln; the sodium acts as a melting agent and reacts with the clay's silica causing an orange-peel texture. First practiced in London, the medium spread to Staffordshire around 1720. Here, it reached its highest level of technological development and its most varied range of types and forms.
Mr. Frank P. (1861-1957) and Mrs. Harriet C. (1866-1947) Burnap, Kansas City, MO, by 1941;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1941.
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